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The Cornish Anthem

Posted by jagosofcornwall on April 21, 2010 at 8:56 AM

I was looking around for some history about Cornwall the home of our name and i came accross our Anthem very cool in Cornish and English take a look it is a nice song.

 

CORNISH WORDS

Gans cledha da yn dorn yu lel

Gwyr, lowen an golon

Yth aswon Myghtern Jamys fel

Pandr'wrello Kernowyon

Yu ordnys le ha prys ancow?

Trelawny dos dh'y fin?

Mes ugans myl an dus Kernow

Gothvos an praga 'vyn.

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas.

Yn meth an Capten, bew y wos,

Gwas jolyf yn mysk cans-

"Tour Loundres kyn fe Carrek Los

Y'n dylerfsen dewhans!"

Ny a dres Tamar, tyr dhe dyr

By' ny vyth Havren let,

Ha scoth ryp scoth, cowetha gwyr,

Pyu orthyn-ny a set?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas.

Devedhys bys yn Fos Loundres

Gwel dek dhyn, ny a gry-

"Deugh mes, ownegyon oll, deugh mes!

Gwell on agesough-why!"

Trelawny yu avel felon

Fast yn cargharow tyn,

Mes ugans myl a Gernowyon

Gothvos an ken a vyn.

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

A good sword and a trusty hand!

A merry heart and true!

King James's men shall understand

What Cornish lads can do!

And have they fixed the where and when?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

Out spake their Captain brave and bold:

A merry wight was he:

'If London Tower were Michael's hold,

We'd set Trelawny free!

'We'll cross the Tamar, land to land:

The Severn is no stay:

With "one and all," and hand in hand;

And who shall bid us nay?

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

And when we come to London Wall,

A pleasant sight to view,

Come forth! come forth! ye cowards all:

Here's men as good as you.

'Trelawny he's in keep and hold;

Trelawny he may die:

But twenty thousand Cornish bold

Will know the reason why

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

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